The exceptional debut feature from director Franco Lolli Gente de Bien is an emotionally powerful coming-of-age drama that explores with refreshing subtlety the gap between parent and child and affluence and hardship. Nominated for Semaine de la Critique and Camera d'Or prizes at Cannes in 2014 it won the Horizons Award – Special Mention at San Sebastian International Film Festival and Best Film at Ghent International Film Festival. Against the backdrop of modern-day Colombia newcomer Brayan Santamaría plays ten-year-old Eric who with his dog... Lupe is sent to live with his father Gabriel in downtown Bogotá. Gabriel a carpenter has trouble keeping their heads above water and struggles to build a relationship with his son; neither fact goes unnoticed by his employer Maria Isabel. Anxious to help Maria invites father and son to spend Christmas in the country at her family's luxurious villa; but it seems that her good intentions can only highlight the social divide between them. Special Features: Original theatrical trailer Image gallery [show more]
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Franco Lolli directs this Bogotá-set social drama. The film follows ten-year-old Eric (Brayan Santamarià) as he is sent away from his mother to live with his estranged father, Gabriel (Carlos Fernando Perez), in the Colombian capital. Living in one of the poorer areas of the city, Gabriel and Eric struggle to make ends meet. When Maria (Alejandra Borrero), one of Gabriel's wealthy clients, offers to help the father and son get back on their feet over the holidays, the reality of their situation within the class structure becomes apparent, bringing tension between all involved...
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